Card-index.



Al CARD INDEX.

` APPLICATION FILED JAN-30.1917.

Patented July 17, 1917.

ABRAlVI MOISES, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

. CARD-INDEX.

speeiaeauen ef Letters raient. pamdl ,yulylm 191711,

Application inea January 3o, 1917. serieu No. 145,374.

To all whom tmay concern: l,

Be it known that I, ABRAM lMosns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cardlnde'xes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in card indexes and more particularly to a reversible visible-card index.A

It is the object of this invention to provide a frame for containing cards in 'which the top of 'each card islalways visible and the frame so formedas to besimilarly constructed on both sidesto retain and display cards on both sides. The frames may form complete indexes by themselves or may be pivotally attached at one side to a rotatable Y stand or other support forminga series of .Same l i leaves thereon. Y

The advantages of-this device are that it is light in weight and inexpensive to manufacture, can be stampedout of a singlesheet of thin metal, is ofthe same construction on both sides and it is therefore reversible to display cards on both sides, maybe made to receivefcards of any standard size and shape, and can be constructed to display a double row of cards oneach side by stamping the double form from a single sheet of metal. f e

lWhilel the preferred form of this invention is 'illustrated upon the accompanying sheet of drawing, yet it is to be understood thatl minor detail changes may be made without ldeparting from the scope thereof.

Figure 1 is a view in front elevationl with the central portion broken away of this improved device. I .t e

Fig. 2 is a view in ide elevation of the Fig. 3 is a view in Same. ,1, V y

Fg. 4 is a bottom plan view `of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of Fig. 1

showing the cards in position.

Fig. 6 istan enlarged detail, sectional view rear elevation of .the

4 taken onthe Line6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a view in front elevation ofthe double construction reduced in size.

is a detail view in side elevation of the card clip as applied tothe cards.

Fa- ,9 an enlarged detail View in front elevation of a' preferred formgof elip.'

ling a plurality of the metal between the top slits In this index the cards may beinserted and remoyed and are supported one. above the other 1n the same general manner as Adescribed in my former Patent 1,126,062 of 1J anuary 26, 1915.

The frame 1 for displaying the index cards 2 lin accordance with thisinvention is struck from la rectangular blank of metal, with 'the longitudinal sides slittedl at regular intervals at right angles thereto formsimilar'ears' 3 and 4, the first slit on each side of the blank preferably of greater distanee from the top and bottom than the distance between the other vslits Afor a purpose hereinafter explained, the top and bottom edges ofthe blank slitted an equal depth and parallel with the inner ends of the longitudinal edge slits, the body ofthe blank offset along its longitudinal center line dividing it intotwo equal prtions 5 and 6 lying in parallel planes which `may be at right angles to the offset portion 7 or at a slight angle thereto.V The body of u iseither entirely removed or similarly slitted at the edges ofthe offset portion and thev metal 'therebetween removed and the metal be- -tween the bottom slits'is similarly slitted at the edges of the offset portion and the metal 'l therebetween removed, and the remaining .metal on each side similarly slitted at re .lar intervals, for apurpose hereinafter described.

Theears 3 and 4 along the longitudinal edges are alternatelybent Vback first' on one 4side and then on the other upon the adjacent bodysection to form card guides, the guides being-formed by the oppositely dis- .'posed ears being` both bent toward each otherAV .or the guides may be staggered by bending the oppositely disposed ears upon opposite sides ofthe body. -As it is desirable to Have lthe card-engaging portions 8 and 9 ofthe guiding ears lying in' the same plane, the f alternate ears 4 'are"formed with a right- -angularportion 10 adjacent the' body to compensatefor the offset 7, while the remaining ears 3 are bent directly back upon the adjacent body. The metal between the top slits may be removed entirely or slitted at the edges of the offset 7 with the metal therebetween removed and the remaining metal bent back closely upon the adjacent body-portions and V6 to strengthen them,

andthe metalfbetween the bottom slits is slittedat each edge of the odset with the metal therebetween removed and the remaining metal correspondingly slittedto iorm an equall number of ears 11 on each side'and bent back upon the adjacent body .to 'iorm card `supports with the card-engaging pori ftions'1'2 lying inthe Vsame Vplane as 'thecardengaging portions vof the cardguides. The

.. card guides 3 are preferably provided with a :struck-'up jrib 13 Vparallel to theedge of Yitheliframe Ifor the attachment of an index tab. ff x The "metal at eachcorner between the top and bottomslits and the adjacent ear slits i is bent 'back vand, forth' upon itself to form i afpivot pin .111 Jfor' attachment to YLa rotary 'stand or other support,.n0t shown..

Ther-distance Vbetween theV card .guides Vis such that .they will receive index cards of f vstandard. width between them and the cards Vfare Vmaintained in position to display `the 'top of eachj card above the one next below in .the samegeneral manner described 1n my .prior Patent 1,126,062, above-mentloned,

however, inthiscase lonly one card clip 15 is V`employed andV is secured upon the card so that the rearward bent tongue extends in Vthe space'formed by the odset portion v7 of the frame. The preferred v:form of clip is shown in Fig. 9 and ijs struck from a blank of lmetal havingone 'longitudinal side 17 "longer than the other with a prong 18 extending fromV thefbottom and 'another prongl -19 struck out ofV the 'body wherebythe 'clip may be .secured to 'the bottom of` the card i' Aor if a greater amountof space on the card bottom' as shown in Fig. 8. In order that is Idesired to be displayed it may be readily attached tothe body'of the card above the Vtheclip will be "received inthe recess of the frame formedby the offset it is only necessary to attach the clip a little to one side V01": fth'ecenter and the Vcard will be received on both Vsides equally wellwith the longer longitudinal side 17 engaging'the offset portion 7 overwhich it will readily slide Vand act as y "oaan additional guide for the card.

double row oil cards may be struck from a If desired, 'a frame adapted@ disnl'ay a single sheet oi metal in the saine manner 'f onl y the central portion is slitted to form guiding ears 3a 4a leaving a portion 20 ears.' as disclosed in Fig. 7.

of the body extending between successive This form fof visible-card 4index has all the advantages of my above-said patent' and 1n addition thereto employs only y69 onec'ard clip, and being similar on' each Yside iis reversibleand will receiveA and. display cards on both sides, furthermora'it can be Y formed to dls'play a double frow of cards on y each side from vasingle sheet of metal.

What I claim is -V 1, A visiblefcard index comprising a body having a longitudinal depression therein and card 'guides along the horlzontal edges adapted to receive index cards having supporting clips for the cards above with the "card support of the clips traveling in said depression.

2. A visible-card index comprising abody having 'a 'longitudinal central offset therein dividing the body into two similar portions, card guides along the longitudinal edges extending on front and back of the adjacent body-portions toward the offset adapted to receive on the front and back of the body index cards having supporting clips for the cards above with the card supporting clips traveling in the recesses formed by the ofi'- set.

3. A reversible visible-card index comprising a rectangular body having an offset alongv vits longitudinal center causing the 'body to be of similar conformation on iront Yand back, a plurality of integral card guides extending along each longitudinal edge on the front and back of the body with the card-engaging portion of the guides on each respective side in the same respective plane, a plurality of card supports extending upward along its bottom edge on the front and back Vof the body.

41. A reversible visible-'card index comprising a rectangular body having an offs et along its longitudinal center causing the body to be of similar conformation on front and back, a plurality of integral card guides extending along veach longitudinal. edge on the front and back of the body with the card-engaging portion of the guides on each respective side in the same respective plane, a plurality of card supports extending upward along its bottom edge on the front and `back of the body, and a supporting vpivot pin extending Jfrom each corner of the body.

5. A reversible visible-card index formed from a blank of metal toprovide a rcctangular body having an offset along its longitudinal center dividing the body into two portions lying in different planes with the bodvof similar conformation on front and back. a plurality of integral card guiding ears bent inward on the front and back of the body along each longitudinaly edge. a plurality of integral card-supporting ears bent upward on the front and back along the bottom edge with the card-engaging portion of the supports and gnides lying in the seme planes on the respective sides of the body. A

6.v A reversible visible-card index formed from a blank of metal to provide a rectangnlar bodvbaving an offset along its longitudinal center dividing the bodv into two portions `lying in dilif'erent planes with the body of similar Conformation on front and back, a plurality of integral card guiding ears bent inward on the front and back of the body along each longitudinal edge, a 5 plurality of integral card-supporting ears bent upward on the front and back along the bottom edge with the card-engaging portion of the supports and guides lying in the same planes on the respective sides4 of the body, and an integral supporting pivot pin 10 extending from each corner in the same plane as the adjacent body portion.

ABRAM MOSES. Witnesses: v

WALTER A. CURRY, ELL'Is BERMAN.

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